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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Using every available scrap of evidence that archive and memory can bring to the surface, has set out to tell, simply and chronologically, the events of the night of the sinking. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not a former library book. No other discernible or objectionable faults on book or jacket such as marks or writing within, stains, tears, chips, or other damage that would diminish its appearance. ![]() Jacket not price-clipped-publisher's original price of "12.95" is listed on the upper right corner of the front flap small tear and associated chip at head of spine otherwise just very light general wear. Book is square, binding solid upper right corner of front cover bumped half-inch of both top and bottom of pages very slightly toned from age (though toning often is not noticeable) as is the jacket, where toning on the interior side is much more evident than anywhere else contents clean and unmarked. 9-7/8" tall, 232 pages (includes passenger lists, list of all illustrations, and index) one piece black cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine only, title blind stamped at bottom of front board gray-green endpages with illustration of the position of the gash made by the iceberg on the ship book has 208 illustrations in black & white. Unstated First Edition, 1st printing with full number line starting with "1". ![]() ![]() ![]() It continues to appear on high school and middle school reading lists. Her novel The Bar Code Tattoo, a Scholastic Point Thriller, was named by the American Library Association as an ‘05 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and Nominated by the Nevada Library Association as an ‘07 Best Young Adult Book. Suzanne is the author of the young adult novels, The Invisible World: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, Distant Waves: A Novel of the Titanic (Booklist, starred review), Reincarnation, Diamond Secret, The Night Dance, The Crimson Thread and South Beach Sizzle with Diana Gonzalez (Quills Award nomination). ![]() She holds a Masters in Teaching Adolescents from Pace University and has taught at New York University and City College of New York. ![]() She is the oldest of four and a graduate of Nassau Community College and SUNY Binghamton. Get to know Suzanne… Suzanne Weyn grew up as a beach baby on Long Island, New York. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is pretty slow-moving, but still very good. I would not, however, recommend this book for people who do not like to read over-descriptive books with a slow moving plot and if you are looking for a prominent love story.Robin McKinley paints a fun and different story of a young girl trying to find herself in a world of mysteries. I recommend this book to vampire fans, urban fantasy fans and fans of a great female main character. I enjoyed the story quite a bit and I found a lot of similarities to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga minus the love story. The vampire turns out to be not your typical, angry vampire and the two of them form an unlikely partnership. Sunshine finds herself kidnapped and chained to a wall across from a chained, HUNGRY vampire. The book is pretty slow moving, but still very good. Robin McKinley paints a fun and different story of a young girl trying to find herself in a world of mysteries. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The property at Cala Montjoi in Roses, north-east Spain, started life in 1961 as a mini golf installation set up by a German couple, Doctor Hans Schilling and his wife Marketta. The beginnings of El Bulli itself were similarly happenstance. If it weren’t for that summer season as a kitchen porter, things might have turned out very differently for Ferran Adrià, whose restaurant El Bulli went on to be named No.1 in the world a record five times. In the first of our Best and Beyond series, presented by Miele, we spoke to legendary chef Ferran Adrià, whose restaurant El Bulli was the first ever No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.Įighteen years old and desperate for cash to fund a summer of partying in Ibiza, the future world’s greatest chef did what any teenager might do – he took a job washing pots. Header: Ferran Adrià (portrait: © Gianni Villa) and ca ramelised quail’s egg (image: El Bulli Foundation) ![]() ![]() ![]() “I had never spoken the words ‘I'm a witch’ out loud,” said Burroughs, when reached by phone at his home in rural Connecticut. It’s because he’s writing about the one topic that’s always been off the table: his life as a witch. And for the first time, Burroughs says, he feels “terror” at the thought of going on a book tour. Yet here he is again, with his ninth nonfiction book, Toil & Trouble: A Memoir. He’s mined his memories so thoroughly that a decade ago, when promoting his fifth memoir, he joked to The New York Times that he had written “more memoirs than anyone my age should be entitled to write.” ![]() ![]() He’s delved into his struggles with addiction, sexual abuse, and his dysfunctional family, in books including Running with Scissors, Dry, and A Wolf at the Table. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 starsįor Augusten Burroughs, one of the most acclaimed memoirists of his generation, no topic in his life has been off-limits. ![]() ![]() And the story of the nine Blackwell siblings itself is fitting material for a 19th-century period drama. While Blackwell was awkward socially, her achievement made her a reluctant international celebrity, and she had encounters with Florence Nightingale and Abraham Lincoln. After many rejections, Blackwell's admission to medical school was approved by an all-male student body, essentially as a practical joke. Elizabeth Blackwell is fairly regarded as a feminist trailblazer, but she took a dim view of the women's suffrage movement emerging around her. Their story is told in a new book by our guest, writer Janice Nimura. ![]() But Blackwell persisted and got her degree, and a few years later, her younger sister, Emily, joined her as a fellow physician. But when Elizabeth Blackwell decided to pursue a medical degree in the 1840s, the idea was about as unthinkable in the all-male profession as a man getting pregnant. Today, more than half the students in American medical schools are women. ![]() I'm Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. ![]() Janice Nimura tells the story of the "complicated, prickly" trailblazers. Her sister Emily followed in her footsteps. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in America to earn her medical degree. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, as with many of these ideas, it cannot be "designed" directly - getting eyes on the street requires a mesh of many variables including street width, building edges, diversity of services, public policy, etc. For instance, Jacobs claims that the key to safety in a city is having active streets so that people are interested in watching the street for entertainment - this is her "eyes on the street" principle that seems so obvious. Many of the ideas that Jacobs puts forth may be considered common sense, but those ideas were as important in 1961 as they are today. Her thoughts are expressed in a simple and clear manner that could only come from a non-architect, however, Jacobs is by no means a concise writer. Most of her observations surround New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Her observations come solely from her experiences living in and visiting cities. Interestingly, Jane Jacobs was not trained as an urban designer, planner, or architect. She advocates for the city to remain diverse, and somewhat gritty, instead of being cleansed and formalized like what was advocated for by many city planning authorities in the mid-1900s. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs provides a critique of 20th Century urban design ideas. More info.īuildings are an important part of the success of cities - naturally, architects are interested in the urban condition. This article includes affiliate links and Archtoolbox earns from qualifying purchases. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mary Beard scoffed in response to this: “Rich men have used the Senecan excuse ever after!” ![]() Seneca used the classic get-out-of-jail-free card by saying that you can have riches, you just mustn’t become too attached to them. Or, to put it in a modern context, it's like asking how you reconcile an anti-materialist stance with a love of trainers that cost north of £100. What sparked incredibly lively debate among the In Our Time guests was another thing we grapple with today: how to be a rich man espousing the moral virtues of a life of poverty. ![]() Stoicism shows a way to remain happy in spite of misfortunes, and insists on personal virtue. That’s where the idea of logos comes from. But for Seneca it was rooted in a philosophy called Stoicism, which deals with everything from the natural world, to grammar and dialectics. Most of us today regard the “being a good person” thing as being distinct from any wider belief system or religious base. My takeaway was that helping old ladies on and off buses is no good unless you’re doing it in accordance with the cosmos. This is the only way you can live in accordance with logos – the divine breath of the world. ![]() |